GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |